The Phantom Tollbooth fingerprintFunny, immersive world.
Calm and low-key
Uplifting and wondrous
Much of it is about growing up.
Plenty of absurdist humor and sharp wit
Fantasy and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
The Phantom Tollbooth is calm and low-intensity.
Uplifting and wondrous
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's uplifting, wondrous, and wholesome. Much of it is about growing up.
Plenty of absurdist humor and sharp wit
Expect plenty of absurdist humor and sharp wit.
Fantasy and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around fantasy and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Phantom Tollbooth is included with a subscription to TCM in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 85/100 (IMDb 6.8 and Rotten Tomatoes 100%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated G in the United States.
1 h 29 min
The Phantom Tollbooth runs 1 h 29 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Phantom Tollbooth higher (100) than audiences (72). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+15GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Phantom Tollbooth in 29 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 159 storytelling tropes for The Phantom Tollbooth, including Adaptational Abomination, Non-Indicative Name, Golden Mean Fallacy.
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